Youku, iQIYI, and Tencent call for a curb to high pay for stars

Three domestic video streaming services are calling for an end to the "unreasonable exorbitant remuneration" paid to high-profile actors, according to a joint statement issued by Youku, iQIYI, and Tencent on Wednesday.

Chinese box office sales hit 5.1 bln yuan in March

Chinese box office raked in more than 5.1 billion yuan ($813 million) in March, up 51.7 percent from a year ago, with a total of 140 million tickets sold, according to Maoyan, a major film database in China.

'Wrath of Silence' sees Xin return to familiar territory

With the success of sleeper hit The Coffin in the Mountain, director Xin Yukun has returns to his comfort zone — crime thrillers.

Fans swarm to nab Beijing film festival tickets

Movie fanatics rushed on Sunday to order tickets for rarely-screened popular and classic films that will be shown at the eighth annual Beijing International Film Festival starting April 6.

Rave reviews fuel Spielberg's new film in China

Steven Spielberg's sci-fi adventure movie "Ready Player One" raked in 388 million yuan (US$61.85 million) in just three days in China, and could very likely become the Hollywood mainstay’s highest-grossing work in the country.

Chinese box office sales hit 5.1 bln yuan in March

Chinese box office raked in more than 5.1 billion yuan (about 813 million U.S. dollars) in March, up 51.7 percent from a year ago, with a total of 140 million tickets sold, according to Maoyan, a major film database in China.

'Ready Player One' scores 200 mln yuan at Chinese box office

Steven Spielberg's latest sci-fi film "Ready Player One" passed the 200 million yuan mark at the Chinese box office on Saturday, according to Maoyan, a major film database in China.

Beijing film festival nominees named

The Beijing International Film Festival, one of China's top movie events, released a shortlist on Friday of 15 films contending for its highest honor, the Tiantan Award.

​'A or B' to open Beijing Int'l Film Festival

The opening and closing films of the 8th annual Beijing International Film Festival were announced in Beijing on Friday, along with the 15 titles contending for Tiantan Awards.

Actor Huang Xuan poses for fashion magazine

Actor Huang Xuan poses for the fashion magazine.